written 1998
Darkness, darker Waning noon, sounds Night’s scent pervades Calling loneliness, Surrounding.
There are times her memories fade… She almost forgets the pain. Of watching you fight with strengt… She feels her life’s in Vain. If only she could explain the Lov…
Who planned October’s silent song Whose rhythm is the pulsing heart, Whose melody is echo heard From lost chorale the haunting the… Of every solitary art?
She was a gift to you America, fr… In celebration of the 100th annive… She came to you in a battleship, i… You built a pedestal for her, so s… You lit her torch and gave her a s…
Gold and rosebuds! Just to name a few! And the precious sun that shines Like the early morning dew Mountains on top of mountains
Big as the proverbial bull he blun… His way through fragments and shar… Insect-like things too delicate an… His complete understanding; While the fire reaches out past th…
Spine of this landscape; this moun… Bathed in hot September sun Live with lizards They let her join them for a bask. She sits and savors this
One of the most curious and enjoyable aspects of poetry is that a poem often summarizes a thought, an experience, or an emotion in a manner that cannot be equaled by prose. Perhaps that...
Loved that old dog, Missed him when he died. Deserved what he got, Shook him up till he cried. Barked at a mountain lion,
The great people fall The creek beds go dry. The great buffalo are slaughtered. The trees no longer stand so many… All these things die,
What makes a Mother? Is it giving birth? She thinks no… She thinks she is that tireless fe… The one who stays up with you all… She is that indefatigable individu…
Can centuries melt into days, When into soul, these eyes will gl… Where islands meet And flames consume Any air
They were lying side by side In the mud, in the foreign mud. Listening to the music Of fire and steel, and jagged stee… With fear squeezing their hearts
His life is almost over so he’s to… How dare they try to be so bold. He’s seen it all, he has set the p… He’s done it all, he has won the r… He’s listened carefully to all the…
Don’t hand her no Glass Slippers That can shatter Beneath her feet Cause Walkin’ would be